精练 (jīng liàn): (textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4]

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: (textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4]
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

(textiles) to scour
to degum (silk)
variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4]

Chinese explanation

指在纺织过程中，用化学或物理方法去除织物上的天然杂质、油污和浆料，使布料变得纯净
也泛指对某种材料进行提纯或精加工。此词通常用于工业或技术语境，日常口语中较少使用。

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Character breakdown

HSK 7

essence

HSK 3

to practice

Example sentences

In the textile factory, workers use chemicals to scour the cotton fabric, removing natural waxes and impurities so that the fabric can be dyed better.

Before silk is woven into fabric, it must go through a scouring process to clean off sericin and oils; otherwise, the texture will be rough.

This dyeing and printing factory recently improved its scouring technique by using biological enzymes instead of strong alkali, which not only reduced pollution but also caused less damage to the wool fibers.

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